CMS Price Transparency Data

Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: East Cooper Medical Center

Billing Code: 392 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$8,293

about 1.5× the $5,676 Medicare rate · typically $6,341–$11,585

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$6,207

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $2,086 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $5,676 Fair price $8,293 This hospital $6,207 Cash price $8,746

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How this hospital compares to other SC hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 8 other SC hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $4,632 Priciest $6,361

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 SC hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) is about $8,293 (about 1.5× the $5,676 Medicare rate). East Cooper Medical Center charges insurers about $6,207, or about $8,746 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Mount Pleasant, SC.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$5,812 - $25,824	102%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$6,371 - $11,420	112%
Aetnamajor	$5,755	101%
Cignamajor	$5,927 - $13,759	104%
Humanamajor	$5,755	101%
Clover Health	$5,985	105%
Devoted Health	$5,755	101%
Molina	$5,870 - $8,344	103%
SelectHealth	$6,042 - $10,991	106%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$5,755 - $10,071

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 8,746), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the MS-DRG code on your bill matches exactly: 392.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm East Cooper Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for MS-DRG code 392.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at East Cooper Medical Center

Compare: Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) at other SC hospitals

Anmed Health · Anderson $4,632
Cannon Memorial Hospital · Pickens $4,726
McLeod Loris Hospital · Loris $5,377
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center · Cades $5,430
Cherokee Medical Center · Gaffney $5,581
Aiken Regional Medical Center · Aiken $5,646
Coastal Carolina Hospital · Hardeeville $6,320
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center · Florence $6,361

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.